ALCOAST 025/24 - JAN 2024 DEADLINE FOR THE U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE'S 2024 U.S. COAST GUARD ESSAY CONTEST

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SUBJ: DEADLINE FOR THE U.S. NAVAL INSTITUTE'S 2024 U.S. COAST GUARD
ESSAY CONTEST
A. Coast Guard External Affairs Manual, COMDTINST M5700.13A
1. This ALCOAST announces the U.S. Naval Institute's U.S. Coast
Guard Essay contest.
2. Overview. Located at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD, the
U.S. Naval Institute (USNI), a private, non-profit, non-partisan
organization, has provided an open forum for rigorous debate,
informed discussion, thought leadership, and professional
development for members of the Naval Services since 1873. The vision
and mission of the USNI is to give a voice to those who seek the
finest Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard by providing an
independent forum for those who dare to read, think, speak, and
write to advance the professional, literary, and scientific
understanding of sea power and other issues critical to global
security. USNI is known for its flagship magazine, Proceedings,
and a variety of historical and professional books.
3. The Challenge. What can the U.S. Coast Guard do today to be more
effective tomorrow? All topics are welcome, and no issues is too big
or too small. Authors might consider: changes required to meet new
global missions, barriers to mission execution and how to remove
them, how best to integrate the Coast Guard’s unique authorities and
capabilities with the other Sea Services. Innovative ideas to help
make the Coast Guard a more capable instrument of national power
globally; how to better leverage partnerships at home and aboard.
Consider how to make the Coast Guard stronger.
    a. Eligibility: Open to all contributors - active-duty,
reservists, auxiliarists, veterans and civilians.
    b. Length: 2,500 words maximum, excluding footnotes, endnotes and
sources. Include word count on title page of the essay.
    c. Prizes: First prize - $5,000. Second prize - $2,500.
Third prize - $1,500.
    d. Submission Deadline: The deadline for entries is
30 April 2024. Note: essays are submitted directly to USNI and
the U.S. Coast Guard plays no role in selecting the winning essays.
Applicants must ensure entries conform to Chapter 6, sections (A)
through (C) of REF (A). Essays must be original and not previously
published or being considered for publication elsewhere. The
editorial staff uses both plagiarism and artificial intelligence
checker in the initial review process.
    e. Additional details: Submit the essay as a word document online
at:
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https://www.usni.org/periodicals/proceedings-magazine/
submission-guidelines

no later than 30 April 2024. Include the word count on the title
page, but do not include your name on the title page or within the
essay.
    f. The Proceedings staff members will evaluate every essay and
screen the top essays to the Naval Institute's Editorial Board
composed of serving Sea Service professionals. All essays are judged
in the blind; the Proceedings staff members and judges will not know
the authors of the essays.
    g. Announcement of the Winners. The winning essays will be
published in Proceedings, either in print or online.
4. Other Essay Contests and Writing Opportunities.
    a. Essay Contests. USNI hosts essay contests throughout the year
on a variety of topics including: Cyber, Enlisted Perspectives,
Innovation & Risk, International Navies, Marine Corps, Naval
History, Naval Intelligence, Naval Mine Warfare, and Naval
Postgraduate School Foundation/USNI. Currently, the Naval Institute
sponsors 14 essay contests. For details see:
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https://www.usni.org/essay-contests

    b. Other Writing Opportunities. Authors can also submit articles
for publication in Proceedings or Naval History magazines, and USNI
News (online). For details see:
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https://www.usni.org/periodicals/proceedings-magazine/
submission-guidelines

5. POC: LCDR Sonha Gomez, USCG Federal Executive Fellow,
sgomez@usni.org or (410) 295-1025.
6. RDML JoAnn F. Burdian, Assistant Commandant for Response Policy
(CG-5R), sends.
7. Internet release is authorized.